From hallk@post.queensu.ca Fri Oct 17 05:38:55 2003
Subject:Re: Speakeasy / Art Preamp

Kenny,

Be sure to try the Electro with an FC7 connected as an expression pedal.
Using this setup and the onboard distortion, you can achieve a VERY
realistic breakup when you push the Electro.

Cheers, Ken


> .
> Unfortunatly, I haven't had time as yet to experiment with my
> Shotglass, but I was considering the above type of setup. But since
> the preamp would be downstream from the mixer, I was concerned that I
> wouldn't be able to hit the preamp with varying degress of signal
> level (depending upon different instruments/sources) without a
> coresponding variance in volumes between all of the instruments.
> Also, if I had the mixer output adjusted so that, say, the organ was
> driving the preamp hard, then perhaps adding a piano with the other
> hand might drive the preamp into unwanted distortion. No?
> I was thinking about hooking the Speakeasy up to a pre-fader aux send
> and return. Then the aux send could be set differently for each
> channel/instrument. Also, this setting to the preamp would be
> unaffected by fader changes. However, this might be a bit of a
> compromise, as a fader boost (for a solo) would add in amounts
> of "unprocessed" dry signal.
> Kenny
>